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I'm really interested in rotational grazing. I'd love to only offer supplemental feed in the dead of winter if I can swing it. I'm looking to do a rotation of goats, sheep, and chickens--all pastured separately. (2 goats, 2 sheep, and 12 chickens, if it matters. Although I might be getting a...

wow--that is so wonderful! I just wanted to give you some hope and encouragement that because he is so young, I wouldn't fret overly much about his right-side functioning. His brain is still changing and developing neural pathways, and there are many cases where surgeries that would have...

Could I add another question to the OP's? (Great topic btw I was wondering this same thing as everyone usually talks about their best doe) If any of you have milked once a day instead of two, what were your yields? Half as much as in a normal 2-milkings a day schedule like you'd expect? Much...

Although not in anyway as difficult or as terrifying as what you are going through, when we were very scared about our little boy I had a thought that gave me the strength that I needed. I thought of all of the people in my family that have passed on, even ones that were gone before I was born...

I've heard that Angora bucks don't smell. I don't know if that's a "they don't smell *relatively* to other bucks" or if they really don't smell at all. I've also heard that Boer bucks don't smell very strong. Anyone have any experience? Ever owned a buck that didn't make you want to burn your...

Oh, one more question on the horn issue. I'm also considering getting a nubian doe to milk, and all of the ones sold in my area are disbudded. Would she be alright with the horned angoras?

Thank you so much for all of your responses! Roving Jacobs--that goat is beautiful! Angoras and Jacob Sheep, sounds like Knitter's Paradise!

I know to disbud or not is controversial. But I'm thinking about starting a herd of angoras and the Angora association suggests that you *not* disbud because they are so woolly they need the horns to dissipate heat--which will be a concern in our NC summers. All of the goat information and...